Vending-machine.



H. PEIN. VBNDING MACHINE. APPLIUATION FILED APR.2,1906.

924,928, Ptented June 15, 1909.

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H.' PEIN. VENDIN G MAGHINE. APPLICATION PILEDAPR. Z, 1906.

924,928, ,Patented June 15, 1909.

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Y 'UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

HENRY PEIN, or JERSEY errY, NEW JERSEY, AssieNoR To AERATING MACHINE COMPANY, oE NEW YORK7 N. Y.

VENDING-MACHINE.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Application filed April 2, 1906. Serial No. 309,338.

5 Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a s )ecification My object -is to provide a very simple, economical and efficient coin, vending machine which will overcome the difliculties heretofore experienced in vending machines having a reciprocating lever, .by using a rotating movement in the operating handle and coin carrier.

In a reciprocating lever device there is more of a tendency to' misuse'the machine owing to the forcible'thrust of the lever, While in a revolving action the tendency is greatly decreased. Further, myrotating device is more compact, and all parts work 'in a direct, posit-ive manner, the parts being few, and does not depend on a succession of spring or lever actions.

It is my object to overcome the diiculties Where persons have inserted vcoins with gum or such like stuck to them, in which cases the coins were apt to ride in the machine and op'- erate it` more than once. by providing a very simple and positive ejector which is operated by the handle and It also `adds very ittle to the cost of a machine which is a material advantage. l

Another feature of my invention is the manner in which the meter, for recording the number of operations of the machine, is attached to the vending mechanism.

My present invention is particularly aduids, to which machines I have applied it, but it may also be used for other kindsv of machines. I shall describe the same as used on aerating machines.

carrying out my invention will be hereinafter described.

In the drawings forming a part of this ap-` plication, Figure 1 is a vertical section through my improved mechanism, taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation With a part of the plate broken away. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through a portion -of the device. Figs. 5 and '6 are sections inthe I overcome this vantageous. for use invending aerated liq# A detailed description of one ,manner of line 5-5 of Fig. 4 showing the respective positions of the arts as operated. Fig. 7 is a front view of t e plate and the coin holder. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the coin slot andoarrier. Figs. 9 and 10 are elevations of the casing and shaft collar. Fig. 11 is a perspec-l tive view of the carrier, and Fig. 12 is an elevation of the shaft.

Broadly considered my invention consists of a rotatable holder to receive a coin and a rotating carrier which is adapted to en age the coin when in the holder, to be revo ved so as to revo? ve the holder. The holder preferably continues in the same direction in each operation while the carrier returns to its first position after each operation.

ments are attached, except the late w ichis secured to the front of the ca inet and to which my improvements may be attached.

l In the drawings I have not illustrated the particular apparatus to which my im reve-- Theplate referredto and on which my invention is preferably built is shown in the drawings at 1. This plate, so far as its'adaptation to this device is concerned, is provided with a circular opening to. receive parts of the inwardly and downwardly as at 3, to guide the coins as will appear hereafter.

As my machine is especially adapted for use in carbonating machines, I will describe the same as having the working parts secured to the exterior of the plate 1,so as to be free from any li uid in the cabinet and so as to be more rcadi y reached for repairs, etc., and without dissembling other parts of the machine.

To the exterior of the plate I secure a easing 4, which serves to inclose the working parts, and to serve as a collar for the handle 5. The casing is secured to the plate `1 by an suitable means, such as` the bolts 6. 'lhe handle 5 is on a shaft 7 'which asses through the easing and is adapted to ,e revolved therein. llrom the opposite direction a valve spinflli` 8 passes through the plate 1, on a line with the shaft7. The shaft 7 has its journals in the casing while the spin# mechanism and under which is a further I opening 2, extending downwardly therefrom, y and at the bottom of which the plateslantsA poses which will appear hereafter..

which is carried by the shaft I will 4call the carrier, and its construction may be clearly seen by referring to Fig. 11. circular disk 9, with' a central hole 10 to'lit on the end of the shaft, and it is further pro? vided with a laterally projecting portion 11 which is cut olf at lan angle 12, for the pur- Thc carrier is preferably attached to the shaft by a screw 13 which'engages threads in a hole formed partly in the end of the shaft, as 14 and partly in the carrier, as at 15, whereby the carrier is secured to the shaft. By having the'lscrew extend outwardly beyond the carrier as is shown inFig. 1, it acts as a pin andserves to eject the coins as will appear hereafter. This is all that is necessary toprovide fo'rthe ositiveejectionof the coins. By providing tiie easing with a double countersunk recess, the carrier is' adapted to lie therein, Hush with thc face 15 of the casing. The other revolving member which 1 have called the holder, consists ol a circular vdisk 17 which is secured to the spindle 8 in any desired way so as to move with it, and is provided on the outer side with projecting pins 18, preferably four in number, placed at the four corners ol an imaginary rectangle.. These ins extend out from the holder a little more t ian the width of the coin to be used in the machine, and substantially the distance between the carrier and holder.

The casing is provided at the top with a vertical recess 19 in which is itted aA short chute 20 for receiving the coins, and the chute is also secured to theplate'l by a bolt 21. The chute is directly over theicarrier and holder, so that the s ace between the latter two corresponds wit 1 and forms a continuation of the slot in the chute.

The barrel 22 of' the easing provides sufficient space outside of' the shaft to accommodate a spiral spring 23 which surrounds the shaft and which has one end 24 fastened in the casing and the other end 25 fastened in the collar 26, formed on the shaft. The spring is for the purpose of turning the shaft .and handle after each operation, s'o as to return the handle to the position shown in Fig. 8. The collar 26 is broken away at the points 27, and in this arc is adapted to move a pin 28 in the barrel 22, so that the movement of the vhandle will be limited by the ends 27 abutting againstv the pin 28 in the two-extreme positions. The spindle 8 where it passes through the plate 1 is provided with a sprocket 29 which engages with another sprocket 30, which latter is on the shaft ,of a meter, so that as the spindle is turned in operating the machine the meter records the number of operations.

The functions of the different parts of the mechanism will be understood from a de- 1t consists of a 'run oil a certain quantity of liquid, andstarting with the parts in the position shown in Figs. 1 andl 3, the operation is as follows: A coin is dropped into the chute, and falls down until the peripher two of the pins 18 as will be seen in the plan view (Fig. 2). The operator then turns the handle 5 which revolves the shaft against the action of the spring, and likewise revolves the carrier. Asthe rejection 11 moves in an arc alittle larger tlD in g ed e 12 catches the peri her of the coin at suc a point that it wil ho d the same against the pins 18. As the carrier continues to turn it carries the coin and likewise the holder around with it until the limit 0fmovement is reached, which-will be determined bythe pin 28 and collar 26; Theco'in 31 will then be in the position shown in Fig. 6. v When the handle is released the spring will cause it to return to its former position. As there is'no engagement then, between the ycarrier and holder, the holder remains stationary while thecarrier is returning. While this operation was taking place the s ndle "7o thereof engages on 1an the pins, the slantwas operating a valve to discharge the iqud,

and one operation is completed.' In the next o eration a second' coin is inserted as before w len the same will engage'on the next set of pins, presented below the chute. As this coin is being carried the same as the previous one, the coin is carried a quarter turn until it is at the bot-tom when it will be free to pass through the opening 32 in th'e casing andthrougli the opening 3 in the plate, and into a receptacle in the cabinet. Should the coin not' drop out of the holder by'gravitation, for any reason, itwill b e forcibly ejectedv 'as follows: The in 13 on the carrierhavin been carried to 't e position shown' in dotte lines in Fig. 6 where. it `isl just beyond the coin, the handle is released, the carrier re" turns and the in 13 going with it will'come in contact wit i the lower coin'and force it downwardly in passing. The coin is prevented from falling out of the holder during f a few seconds without affecting t-hevalves, f thus making it also readily adjustable and easy to repair. As there is no turn inthe .chute there is no lilselihood of clogging. 1f

a coin smallerl than the one require or an simply drop down through. lf the holder should be slightly ont of position it only necessary to force the coin down in the chute and by engaging one of the pins will force the holder into position. The coin cannot be made to ride in` the machine and operate it mori` than the once, and all movements are direct and positive, as there is no lever movement, exrept, possibly, the handle, and but one spring' is required. Another advantage is the simplirity of the parts, which may be made without expensive special nnu'hincry.

The ma :bine may be made to accommodate any site eoin by simply regulating the position of thepins, and correspondingly altering the (finite for thormpiired coin.

The manner in which the meter is connected np makes its aetion positive and there is no likelihood of turning' the meter wheel accidentally, without tui-nim;A the spindle.

Various ehz'inges mayv be made in the ennstrin'ftiori ol 'the maehine without departing,r from the scope of the felini/ving.,r claims.

ll described my invention, what l l. in a ."nae'nine of the class described, the combination of a revoluble holder and a revoluble Mr rier havingr opposing faces spaced apart substantially the thiekness of a eoin disposed in the plane between the faces of the said revoluble members, pins on one of said members adapted to engage and su port the edge of the coin,and means on .the arrier for engaging the edge of the coin held by the said holdlr, the space between said holder and carrier being ui'iinterrunted exeept by the projections herein described, and

'plane of the space between said revoluble members, projections on one of said revoluble members adapted to engage the edge of a coin to support the same and means onthe second revoluble member for engaging the edge of the coin held by the holder and means for revolving` said second revoluble member, whereof the coin will cause both I members to revolve together.

3. ln a machine of the class described, the combination "of a revoluble holder and a revoluble carrier having opposing faces s )aced apart for the rece )tion of a coin placed between the planes ot the faces of said revnluble members, pins n the holder adapted to engage and support the edge of the coin, means on the carrier traveling Outside the are of said supporting pins for engaging; the edge of the coin whereby the revoluble meinbers will be caused to move together and means on said carrier moving inside the are of travel of the said sup orting pins adapted to engage the edge of tlie 00in and eject the latter.

Signed this '29th day of March, 1906.

' HENRY PEIN.

Witnesses:

CHAs. G. HENSLEY, G, I. AwNoUL. 

